Image source: Opium India is the world's largest consumer of opium. Opium farming in India is a major problem, due to opiates being illegal in many countries. The cultivation of poppy plants for the illegal drug trade has increased immensely in recent years. The Indian government has tried to eradicate the problem by launching various projects, but it does not seem that these are working. India is the second largest producer of opium globally. There are approximately 370,000 acres of land under poppy cultivation in India today and opium production produces about 80% of the heroin sold around the world. The opium market in India is an issue that has been on the rise for the past few decades. The opium trade has been so lucrative for drug cartels, it has even surpassed the drug trade of methamphetamine. There are many contributors to the present-day opium situation in India. The government is not immune to these issues either - instead, they are complicit in this proble...
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